Oral Answers to Questions

Cherilyn Mackrory Excerpts

Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Commons Chamber

[Jacob Young (Redcar) (Con)]

5. What steps the Government are taking to support coastal communities in Scotland.

[Cherilyn Mackrory (Truro and Falmouth) (Con)]

8. What steps the Government are taking to support coastal communities in Scotland.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Iain Stewart)]

Communities across Scotland have benefited and will continue to benefit from our focus on levelling up. Particularly for coastal communities we are investing a further £100 million over the next three years for transformative seafood projects that will help to rejuvenate our coastal communities.

[Iain Stewart]

Yes, I can. The Government are committed to delivering a North sea transition deal, which will be a global exemplar of how a Government can work with the offshore oil and gas industry in partnership to achieve a managed energy transition. This deal between the UK Government and the oil and gas industry will support workers, businesses and the supply chain through this transition by harnessing the industry’s existing capabilities, infrastructure and private investment potential.

[Cherilyn Mackrory]

This Government’s multimillion-pound investment in the fishing industry will benefit coastal communities right across the UK, from Cornwall to Scotland. Does my hon. Friend agree that only by boosting coastal communities and spreading opportunity to every corner of our country can we succeed in our mission to improve the lives of everybody in our great nation?